Pharmacist and healthy living expert Dr. Lisa Leslie-Williams explains how to write your own prescription for health and wellness By Dr. Lisa Leslie-Williams Moms, no matter how diligent you are, you can’t supervise what your kids touch, breathe or swallow 24/7. No one knows this better than pharmacist-turned healthy lifestyle expert Lisa Leslie-Williams, BS, PharmD. […]
Miller Park Is Up and Running as a COVID-19 Testing Site
By Karen Stokes As Milwaukee continues to navigate the COVID-19 virus, there’s been a transition in the National Guard drive-up testing sites. The new COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites opened Monday, Oct.19 at the Miller Park parking lot, the Southside Health Center, 1639 S 23rd Street, and the Northwest Health Center, 7630 W Mill Road. The […]
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Joe Biden’s Health Care Plan Puts People Over Politics
By Dr. Lyah Holmes Nurse practitioner and public health advocate in Milwaukee This week, Wisconsin surpassed 150,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,500 lives lost to the virus–– shocking and sobering numbers. As Wisconsin activates a field hospital to manage the surge of cases and struggles to restock personal protective equipment, Donald Trump continues to downplay […]
Tips and Resources for Selecting A Medicare Part D Plan
By Kelle Turner The year 2020 has been a year like no other. The global pandemic has impacted every aspect of our lives. From entertainment and sporting events, to travel and family celebrations—everything has changed. Selecting a Medicare prescription drug plan (also known as Medicare Part D) will also look differently this year. Since the […]
Surge in Suicides in Milwaukee County Forces Leaders to Step Up Prevention Efforts
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Milwaukee County is on pace to finish the year with more suicides than in 2019, prompting health leaders to step up prevention efforts. […]
Milwaukee Urban League Roundtable Discusses Stress and More Effecting Women’s Health
By Hayley Crandall Milwaukee Urban League hosted a virtual roundtable Wednesday afternoon to discuss stress and various health disparities affecting Black women through various avenues. Straight Talk on Women’s Health, moderated by President and CEO of Milwaukee Urban League Dr. Eve M. Hall, dived into the factors affecting Black women and how they contribute to […]
Adrian Amos #31 Pledges Support to End Alzheimer’s
GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 –The Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter is proud to be teaming up with Green Bay hometown hero, Adrian Amos, to raise funds to end Alzheimer’s. Amos has made a personal pledge to donate $1,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter for every tackle he makes during the 2020 football […]
Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik on Why She Resigned
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this month, Jeanette Kowalik, the health commissioner for the City of Milwaukee, announced her resignation. Come the end of the month, Kowalik will be stepping down to begin her new job as director of policy development for the Washington D.C. based nonprofit, Trust for America’s Health. Kowalik returned to her hometown […]
COVID-19 and Flu: What you need to know
By Shannon Baumer-Mouradian MD, pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Wisconsin While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed much of 2020, one thing remains true — flu season is coming and getting the flu vaccination for your child is the best thing you can do to prevent them from getting sick. The flu, or influenza, is a […]
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Price Controls Rob Patients of Future Therapies
By Peter J. Pitts President Donald Trump just announced a sweeping executive order that’d forbid Medicare from paying more for advanced medicines than any other developed country. This price control scheme, if implemented, would sound a death knell for medical innovation – and potentially for many patients. Drug development is expensive, time-consuming and full of […]
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